Linguistic correlates of social anxiety disorder

被引:20
作者
Hofmann, Stefan G. [1 ]
Moore, Philippa M. [1 ]
Gutner, Cassidy [1 ]
Weeks, Justin W. [2 ]
机构
[1] Boston Univ, Dept Psychol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Ohio Univ, Dept Psychol, Athens, OH 45701 USA
关键词
Social anxiety disorder; Linguistics; Appeasement; Safety behaviours; Social anxiety; LANGUAGE USE; PHOBIA; DEPRESSION;
D O I
10.1080/02699931.2011.602048
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The goal of this study was to examine the linguistic correlates of social anxiety disorder (SAD). Twenty-four individuals with SAD (8 of them with a generalised subtype) and 21 non-anxious controls were asked to give speeches in front of an audience. The transcribed speeches were examined for the frequency of negations, I-statements, we-statements, negative emotion words, and positive emotion words. During their speech, individuals with either SAD subtype used positive emotion words more often than controls. No significant differences were observed in the other linguistic categories. These results are discussed in the context of evolutionary and cognitive perspectives of SAD.
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页码:720 / 726
页数:7
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